The following accounting information pertains to Boardwalk Taffy and Beach Sweets companies at the end of 2012. The only difference between the two companies is that Boardwalk Taffy uses FIFO while Beach Sweets uses LIFO.

Required

a. Compute the gross profit percentage for each company and identify the company that appears to be charging the higher prices in relation to its cost.

b. For each company, compute the inventory turnover ratio and the average days to sell inventory. Identify the company that appears to be incurring the higher inventory financing cost.

c. Explain why a company with the lower gross margin percentage has the higher inventory turnover ratio.

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Boardwalk Taffy Cash Accounts receivable Merchandise inventory Accounts payable Cost of goods sold $ 120,000 Building Sales Beach Sweets $ 120,000 480,000 480,000 350,000 300,000 360,000 360,000 2,000,000 2,050,000 500,000 500,000 3,000,000 3,000,000